Originally Posted by
alcjphil
That link is to a freewheel, not a cassette. It is important to know the difference. Your bike probably has a freewheel
Thank you sir. I'm no bike pro so I'm sure most of my terminology is off.
So according to the bike shop, my
freewheel is done. Chain length is ok, everything else is good. As I suspected the teeth on the cogs are supposed to be straight, not angled as you can clearly see in the picture of my freewheel. I have to say I'm relieved..I'm not prepared to spend a TON of money fixing a bike that cost me $10.
So the question now is what freewheel to get. I'm looking at Shimano right now..I think I'd like a little better quality than the original. I wonder though...Shimano is a Chinese brand..although quality and very well known and widely used, I see other Chinese brands like Sunrace and Sunlite going for similar prices. What's the difference here?
Here's a link to one of the Shimano ones I'm looking at, but it seems there are different models for the 14-28t range:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SHIMANO-TZ2...sAAOSwp5JWbdCz